How To Level Garage Door

It s important to check your garage door balance regularly and adjust it when necessary.

How to level garage door.

Garage doors were designed to move flawlessly when in perfect balance this is the point where they feel neither too heavy nor too light and hang at whatever level you decide to set them. Over tightening the set screws could damage the shaft or drum resulting in the same. First the floor may be so out of level that the garage floor does not meet the bottom edge of the door. This guide will teach you how to adjust an uneven garage door to keep it running safely and smoothly.

Under tightening the drums could cause the drum to slip and the door to cock or fall. Unfortunately too many perfect garage doors fall into disrepair when owners refuse to do regular maintenance. For safety purposes it s essential to cut the power to your garage door opener before making any adjustments to the garage door. The garage doors that need leveling will have a hollow shaft that is found along the top of the door.

If the garage door is level tighten the set screws 3 4 turn past the point at which they meet the hollow shaft. However an out of kilter garage floor may require leveling when two critical scenarios happen. Heavier doors may require an additional 1 4 turn. Step 1 turn off the power.

Second and far more critical is when the garage floor has begun to tilt backward toward the house. These lighter doors do not have an automatic adjuster for leveling so you will have to take care of this yourself.